OT - Wide Receiver Route Running
A lot of people talk about the artistry of “route running.” But like many, I never understand what kind of techniques are employed by great receivers and why some physically-gifted receivers just can’t seem to get open.
I found this interesting article that isn’t as in-depth as say, something by Seth, but is an introduction to some of the things some of the current NFL greats do to get open. It includes some basic schematics and corresponding videos.
It’s a NY Times article, which is somewhat paywalled, but can be read by clicking on the reader version in some browsers. (I use Firefox which has a reading icon to the right of the url, though the imbedded videos won’t play.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/14/sports/football/nfl-receivers-routes.html
January 14th, 2023 at 3:57 PM ^
Glad y’all finally found the real football insiders. I get all my in-depth football analysis and nuanced position group discussion from NYT. On another note, I get all my political and socioeconomic discussion from ESPN.
edit: just logged back in since posting to see an innocuous joke about how odd it was to see a nuanced article on football from the NYT get mass downvoted. Still learning my audience I suppose. Stick and move, stick and move.
January 14th, 2023 at 4:08 PM ^
It’s marked OT, is linked with an explanation about the paywall, and contains useful information. Yet, you have to be an asshole about it.
If it’s supposed to be sarcasm, it isn’t good enough to go without the /s…
January 14th, 2023 at 4:26 PM ^
It’s a slow weekend in off season and I thought I’d post something remotely football related some might find interesting with caveats of its content and source.
I never thought the very first comment (or any comment) would come up with something like that. Wow. I don’t know why anyone would post anything on here knowing they might get such a negative reaction like that.
January 14th, 2023 at 5:59 PM ^
Hey, thanks for posting it. Meant sincerely. 👍
January 14th, 2023 at 4:35 PM ^
You understand that some newspapers have sportswriters proficient in the sports they cover?
January 14th, 2023 at 4:41 PM ^
better than from a message board.
January 14th, 2023 at 4:57 PM ^
I thought it was a pretty interesting, well-written article. No reason for you to be a dick here.
January 14th, 2023 at 5:03 PM ^
And we get our in-depth shitpost of the day from you.
January 14th, 2023 at 5:13 PM ^
Y’all are a dick for no reason.
January 14th, 2023 at 6:24 PM ^
Booooooo
Boooo this mannnn
January 14th, 2023 at 6:46 PM ^
As y’all say, Bless your heart, Mr Nashville.
January 14th, 2023 at 6:56 PM ^
This is an indepth article with great clips. ESPN has crappy articles written by blowhards like Michael A Smith or Skip Bayless types with shallow analysis.
January 14th, 2023 at 4:02 PM ^
I have a feeling Andrel Anthony will be a good route runner at OK.
January 14th, 2023 at 4:17 PM ^
He definitely might be. WRs grow into the position. There aren't many freshman and sophomore WRs I know of lighting it up.
January 14th, 2023 at 4:18 PM ^
Big Twelve defenses may get an assist in that prediction.
January 14th, 2023 at 7:34 PM ^
I mean, our vaunted defense didn’t exactly dominate the field…maybe B12 defenses aren’t quite as bad as we like to pretend?
January 14th, 2023 at 4:47 PM ^
For receivers - running routes is important.
Catching the ball is way importanter.
January 14th, 2023 at 7:30 PM ^
He certainly had his chances to catch the ball this year
January 15th, 2023 at 1:31 PM ^
One bad game pressing from behind with a couple pick sixes. That was an outlier.
Georgia showed differently.
January 14th, 2023 at 10:05 PM ^
I've always seen him as a straight line guy. He never showed that quick shiftiness that the good ones show. Weird how some guys just have it. St. Brown for the Lions is one that does. He reminds me a lot of Golden Tate. They aren't the fastest guys in the world but have enough shiftiness to break guys ankles.
January 16th, 2023 at 7:11 PM ^
Do you really think he got enough opportunities?
I don't.
Did we ever even go back to that crossing route that he scored on vs MSU?
He looked pretty shifty there.
January 14th, 2023 at 4:48 PM ^
I go to the Uferfan/Madden ‘95 School of WR Route Running: all 9 routes, chuck it up and hope for the best.
January 14th, 2023 at 6:33 PM ^
Isn't that called the air raid?
RIP the pirate.
January 14th, 2023 at 9:40 PM ^
Job well done
January 14th, 2023 at 10:12 PM ^
Good and helpful article, appreciate the share. I've always wondered what distinguishes good WR from average ones when it's not just size and speed.
It's so much more complex than you think. I still think of route running generally in NCAA 14 route lines.